by Shane Schlabach | Jun 5, 2025 | AWS, Blog, Cloud
In today’s ever-evolving security environment, securing data both in transit and while at rest is at the top of the list. However, AWS does not automatically encrypt new volumes by default. This, unsurprisingly, leads to instances being created without the...
by Dean Mikalajczyk | May 22, 2025 | AWS, Azure, Blog, Cloud
In today’s cloud-driven world, businesses need to move fast—but with control. Managing infrastructure manually just doesn’t cut it anymore. That’s where Terraform comes in. It’s an open-source tool from HashiCorp that makes it easy to define,...
by Dean Mikalajczyk | Apr 17, 2025 | Azure, Blog
Windows App: Everything You Need to Know As of November 27, 2024, the Azure Virtual Desktop Preview app is no longer available for download or installation, with support ending on December 27, 2024. Transitioning to the Windows App is essential to maintaining...
by Shane Schlabach | Mar 18, 2025 | Azure, Blog
Microsoft has begun deprecating TLS versions 1.0 & 1.1 across all services in Azure. This requires clients connecting to Azure resources to use TLS 1.2 at a minimum, preferably 1.3 if supported. While many deadlines have passed, Microsoft has extended support for...
by Shane Schlabach | Mar 11, 2025 | AWS, Blog, Cloud
When using public IP addresses in AWS, it is a good idea to regularly monitor and audit them. This can be cumbersome as IPs can be assigned to a wide range of services across multiple accounts. Whether using a stand-alone account or an Organization, AWS provides a...
by Shane Schlabach | Nov 27, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud, Microsoft
Security and management are essential when managing access to Entra joined machines. Using Microsoft Entra credentials achieves both and is a fairly straightforward setup when logging onto a device locally. Connecting remotely via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) can...
by Shane Schlabach | Aug 1, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud, Microsoft
As Azure grows and resources continue to improve, Microsoft will continuously retire old and outdated resources. Any resources not migrated by the retirement date may stop working as Microsoft shuts down the endpoints on which they run. Below is a list of all...
by Shane Schlabach | Jul 9, 2024 | AWS, Blog, Cloud
When you create a general-purpose S3 bucket, AWS automatically redundantly saves all data across a minimum of 3 availability zones in the region where the bucket was created. This allows for 99.999999999% file durability, which ensures that you will never lose any of...
by Phani Krishna Pochiraju | Jan 18, 2024 | Blog, Cloud, Testing
Introduction Cloud-based testing, an integral component of contemporary software development, is at the forefront of the IT industry’s significant transformation. This transformation is primarily driven by the adoption of ‘Virtualization,’ a...
by Suresh Yarlagadda | Dec 28, 2023 | Blog, Cloud
Google Cloud Pub/Sub is a cloud-based messaging service that allows you to send and receive messages between independent applications distributed across the cloud and on-prem platforms. It is a fully managed real-time messaging service that facilitates application...
